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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 261There were news on Belgian dredger Amerigo Vespucci attacked by bandits in Cameroon waters near Duala onSeptember 12, two crew, Philippinese and Croatian, were abducted. On September 15 there were news reporting threeattacks by the same gang in one place on September 12, three vessels were looted and in total, 6 foreign seamenwere abducted. In those news another attacked vessel was named as – US-owned Supply vessel Marilyn McCall, butnothing about third vessel. On September 16 I was contacted by Ukranian TV who told me, that they got a phone callfrom relatives of the crew of general cargo Salma, as they’re afraid that vessel could be among attacked. I checkedwhat I could and found, that it’s highly probable. m/v Salma IMO 7382469, dwt 2906, built 1975, flag S-Kitts, ownerSea Partners Maritime Odessa Ukraine, crew all Ukranian or mixed Ukranian-Russian. Question still remains – whowere abducted sailors, from what vessels and of what nationalities? We know 2 from Belgian ship, we know nothingabout the other four. Source : Voytenko MikhailThe FORTUNIA seen approaching Willemstad (Curacao)Photo : Kees Bustraan – http://community.webshots.com/user/cornelis224 (c)Not 2, but 6 foreign seamen were abductedon September 12 in Cameroon watersA total of six foreign sailors instead of two were taken by unknown gunmen off the coast of Cameroon in the latestkidnapping in the Central African country, according to a Customs official. Two sailors including one Filipino and Croaton board a ship were kidnapped on Sunday night off the port of Douala, Cameroon's economic capital, an army officerfrom Douala initially told Xinhua. The two men were reportedly sailing in a dredging ship The Vespucci, which wasflying a Luxembourg flag and chartered by a Belgian company Jan De Nul. "The six sailors were kidnapped from twodifferent ships," a Customs official from Douala told Xinhua on tuesday without giving details on the identity of the fourother hostages. No ransom demands have been made. The Cameroonian authorities have not yet released an officialstatement. "If we say that they were Nigerian pirates, that will mean that the country has been invaded. This isbecause any time when the ship is within our waters, our military is supposed to be alert," the Customs official said.Comment: I found out name of another vessel stormed by bandits, it’s Supply vessel Marilyn McCall IMO 8964707,grt 279, built 1997, flag Vanuatu, owner Seacor Holdings USA. Source : Voytenko MikhailDistribution : daily 15125+ copies worldwide 18-09-2010 Page 6
DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 261CASUALTY REPORTINGTourist boat crashes in GreeceA Turkish-flagged catamaran tourist boat with 213 passengers on board crashed into a dock on the eastern Aegeanisland of Kos on Wednesday, seriously injuring five passengers and leaving another 20 with lighter injuries, authoritiessaid.Most of those injured were British tourists, the Merchant Marine Ministry said. It did not immediately have furtherdetails on the cause of the accident, which occurred as the boat was attempting to tie up at the main port of Kos, butsaid the weather in the area had been good.The injured were transferred to a nearby hospital on the island. Kos, which lies near the Turkish coast, is a populardestination for day-trippers from Turkey. Source : Sapa-APNAVY NEWSHMAS Tobruk sailors pause toremember lost WWI submarinersHMAS Tobruk Ship’s Company and embarked forces have commemorated the 96th anniversary of the loss ofAustralian World War I submarine AE1 and its 35 man crew on 14 September 1914, by laying wreaths at sea.The ceremony was held on 11 September as Tobruk passed through the last known position of the AE1, following arecent deployment to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea as part of Pacific Partnership 2010. “The opportunity to honour thesesailors so close to their last known position was a special event for the Australian Defence Force personnel onboardTobruk, said Commanding Officer, Commander Paul Scott. “The men of AE1, along with the sailors and Officers ofAE2 had completed the longest journey ever conducted by a Submarine at the time when they delivered the newlybuilt boats to Sydney from England. Not long after, the crew of AE1 was sent to Rabaul as part of Australia’s WorldWar I effort against the German Pacific Fleet: where they went missing,” Commander Scott said.Distribution : daily 15125+ copies worldwide 18-09-2010 Page 7
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